Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-06
DEAF AND DUMB AND BLIND ASY-
LUM FOR COLORED YOUTH.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
state of Texas:
Section l. That there shall be
established an asylum for the
deaf and dumb and the blind or the youth
OF the people of color in this state. It
shall be the duty of the Governor of this
state Immediately after the passage of
this act TO appoint three commissioners
/ TO select suitable site for said asylum;
said site to he at or near the city of Aus
tin, and shall not be less in extent than
four acres OF ground.
! Sec. 2. Said board, after the selection
OF said site, shall be authorized to pur-
chase the same and to draw their draft
| on the Treasurer of the state, to be APP
/ proved by the Governor, for the payment
of the same; and shall have plans and
/ specifications for said building prepared,
and said board shall advertise for bids for
the building end completion Of the same
| Necessary additions, Improvements and
repairs may be subsequently made under
the authority herein contained for the or
iginal construction. The selection of
said site, the acceptance of all bids for
construction, all plans, alterations and
payments or expenditures shall be sub
ject to the approval Of the Governor.
Sec. 8. The board of trustees Of this
asylum shall appoint, as so 4 as required,
superintendent of ssid asylum, whose
salary shall be $500 per year Said su-
periItendent shall be q man of mature
years and experience, and familiar with
the duties of the position to which he
may be elected. He shall be under the
control of and subject to removal by said
board, and unless sooner removed by
said board for cause, shall hold his Office
for term of two years.
Sec. I. The board of trustees shall
make all necessary rules and regulations
for the government Of said asylum, said
rules and regulations to compOrt as
nearly as may be practicable with the
rules and regulations of the ssylums for
like purposes IN this state. Said board
of trustees shall prescribe the duties of
all subordinate officers assistants in said
asylum; shall appoint and may
remove all such officers or
assistants, determine their duties
and their compensation; but said rules,
appointments and compensation shall not
be IN force until approved by the Cover
nor The admission of applicants to said
asylum, their treatment, instruction and
continuance therein, ell questions relating
To their dismissal or removal, or vOlun-
tary departure from sad asylum, or en-
plOyment therein or thereabouts, shall be
governed by the rules and regulations of
the state asylums for white youths for the
deaf and dumb and blind.
Sec. 8. The sum of $50, 900, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated out of the general revenue
not otherwise appropriated for the esta6r
lishment of said asylum for the colored
youth of Texas who are deaf and dumb or
blind, In the state.
Sec. 6. The near approach of the end of
the present session rendering it imprOba-
BILE that this bill eau pass in the regular
order of business, creates an
emergency and an imperative
public necessity requiring the suspen-
sion of the constitutional rule requiriH.
bills to be read on three several DAYS,
and that this act take effect and be in
force from and after It's pas age, and it is
so enacted. Approved April ), 1887.